When all your problems are nails, the only tool you need is a hammer. On May 13, 2007, at 11:22 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On May 13, 2007, at 13:32 UTC, Karen wrote: > >> Joe you miss the point... It's not the calculations but the >> flexability and ease with with large amounts of data can be displayed >> and viewed. Where i work people use excel for databases for storage, >> review and reporting of data because of that. > > I've seen lots of people using spreadsheets for databases, but I've > always observed it to be mainly because that's the tool they already > know. One of the first things we usually try to train people who want > to get serious about managing data is: a spreadsheet is not a > database. > > _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
